International Paper (INPAP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

International Paper (INPAP) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 28.92% in Q1 2026, down 7.75% quarter-over-quarter from 31.35% in Q4 2025, and up 121.0% on a YoY basis from 13.09% in Q1 2025.

International Paper (INPAP) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

International Paper's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 28.92% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 121.0% year-over-year to 28.92%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 27.98% (up 253.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 29.61%, up 158.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 28.92% for Q1 2026 at International Paper, down from 31.35% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 32.19% in Q4 2023 to a low of 12.54% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 26.75% across 5 years, with a median of 28.24% in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Gross Margin slumped 1491 bps in 2024, then jumped 1518 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 28.54% in 2022, then grew by 13 bps to 32.19% in 2023, then fell by 8 bps to 29.5% in 2024, then grew by 6 bps to 31.35% in 2025, then retreated by 8 bps to 28.92% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 28.92% (Q1 2026), 31.35% (Q4 2025), and 31.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Smurfit Westrock 21.64 Bn 20.99 Bn 1.27 Bn 16.44%
2 Packaging Corp Of America 20.07 Bn 19.53 Bn 452.90 Mn 19.13%
3 International Paper 18.03 Bn 16.73 Bn 1.73 Bn 28.92%
4 Amcor 17.99 Bn 16.41 Bn 1.19 Bn 20.12%
5 Ball 14.38 Bn 13.50 Bn 646.00 Mn 17.93%
6 Avery Dennison 12.23 Bn 11.97 Bn 664.80 Mn 28.92%
7 Crown Holdings 10.71 Bn 10.62 Bn 644.00 Mn 19.76%
8 Sonoco Products 4.95 Bn 4.75 Bn 345.63 Mn 20.62%
9 Reynolds Consumer Products 4.85 Bn 4.78 Bn 207.00 Mn 23.60%
10 International Paper - - 1.73 Bn 28.92%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 28.92%
Dec 31, 2025 31.35%
Sep 30, 2025 31.10%
Jun 30, 2025 20.61%
Mar 31, 2025 27.72%
Dec 31, 2024 29.50%
Sep 30, 2024 27.62%
Jun 30, 2024 16.40%
Mar 31, 2024 12.54%
Dec 31, 2023 32.19%
Sep 30, 2023 27.49%
Jun 30, 2023 28.24%
Mar 31, 2023 27.45%
Dec 31, 2022 28.54%
Sep 30, 2022 29.10%
Jun 30, 2022 29.37%
Mar 31, 2022 26.69%
Dec 31, 2021 28.06%
Sep 30, 2021 30.34%
Jun 30, 2021 28.68%